Bottle



Jan. 12, 1960 H. G. COLE 2,920,777

BOTTLE Filed Oct. 25, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 many a; COLE.

7 INVENTOR.

BY a ga H TTORNE Y1 Jan. 12, 1960 H. G. COLE 2,920,777

' BOTTLE Filed Oct. 25, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

llarigy 0'. Cole,

United States Patent BOTTLE Harry G. Cole, Wheat'on, Md.

Application October 25, 1957, Serial No. 694,474

' 4 Claims. (Cl. 215-41 This invention relates to a bottle su'ucture,having particular reference to the. invention disclosed in. my pendingapplication Serial No. 349,051, filed April 15,. 19 53,

andnow abandoned of which the present is a. continua tion-in-part.

This invention is a bottle or similar container for liquids or otherfluids suchaspowders, pellets, pills, etc.,' the invention. residing inthe particular formation and shape of the bottle whereby labels appliedthereto to denote the. contents of the bottle may be visible and readilylegible from. different positions or angles.

A particular object of the invention is to construct the bottle in suchvmanner that it is capable of being stood upright in the. usual positionand to present label or inscription surfaces in such positions as to becapable of. being, seen and readily readfrom either the front or the topof the bottle.

A further object of the invention is to construct a bottle in suchmanner that it may be used efiectively in connection with the bottlerack disclosed in my copending application filed January 28, 1953,Serial No. 333,806, now abandoned and entitled Bottle Rack. In saidapplication, provision is made whereby bottles of a particular shapeand. construction may be: adequately supported or maintained in therack. so as to greatly economize space, to enable the bottles to beindividually withdrawn and replaced without disturbance of otherbottles, and the construction beingsuch as to minimize. the opportunityfor the bottles to become overturned, upset or to fall from thesupporting shelf.

With. the foregoing objects in view, together with others which willappear as the description proceeds, the invention consists. in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will bedescribed more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In. the. drawing:

Fig. l. is. a perspective view of a. bottle constructed in accordancewith the. invention,

Fig. 2 is. a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken throughthebottle, illustrating a slight variation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a transverse. horizontal section taken through the bottlesubstantially upon the line 3-3. of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken through a bottle involving. theinvention and showing a slight modification thereof,

Fig. 5' is a fragmentary longitudinal section through a bottle oftheinvention and showing a further modification, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentarysectional; view of bottles as shown, in Figs. 4and 5 with their rear and front walls respectivelyin engagement witheach other, both being disposed at a desired angle.

' The bottle of my invention may be made of glass, earthenware,porcelain, plastic, metal or any other suitable material, and the sizemay be. governed in accordance with the need of the bottle, and. whilethe bottles Ofa set or group may differ in breadth, they should bePatented Jan. 12, 1960 2 of uniform height and depth. In the. presentinstance, the bottle is shown asmade of glass.

The bottle body comprisesa bottom 4 from which rises at right anglesthereto the rear. end 5, the front end 6 and the sides .7. These frontsand sides are molded or formed integral with the. bottom and extendupwardly at right angles. thereto, being preferably plane and flatthroughout their entire lengths and breadthsI The bottle thus formedproduces a transverse shape of rectangular formation as shownparticularly in Fig. 3.

The rear face 5 of the bottle is. preferably somewhat longer than thefront, face 6, and, at. its upper end is joined by a major top portion 8extending from the. juncture of the rear wall forwardly or inwardly ofthe bottle body and at an upward inclination thereof as shown in Figs. 1and 2. The inclination of the top wall portion 8 is in the generaldirection of the longitudinal axis of the body. The outer end of themajor top portion 8 is joined by a minor top portion 9, which portionextends from its juncture with the front wall 6 to the end of the majortop portion 8. The major top portion is flat throughout its length andbreadth, while the minor top portion, as shown in Fig. l, is so shapedas to provide a neck wall 10 having moulded thereon a neck 11 to beclosed by a suitable cap 12,. In this instance, the neck is shown ashaving an exterior thread for engagement with similar threads on theinterior of the cap 12, but it will be understood thatother types ofclosures for the neck may be adopted if desired. It will be seen fromthis construction that the. neck, which is used for filling as well aspouring purposes, projects from the minor top portion or face at anobtuse angle to the longitudinal center of the bottle body. The locationand arrangement of the neck upon its wall 10- is such that the contents.of the bottle may be readily poured therefrom in the usual manner, andsimilarly, the bottle may be filled with the desired fluids or liquids.

In Fig. 2 of the. drawing the minor top wall 9 is flat and continuousfrom its juncture with the front wall 6 to its connection with the majortop wall 8 and without the angular neck wall 10 as shown in Fig. 1. Theneck 11 will be so disposed and proportioned as not to project beyondthe front face 6 of the bottle, and the normal liquid level in thelatter will not extend into contact with the closure cap when the bottleis inv upright position on its base 4.

The neck Wall 10 is disposed at a slight angle to a second wall 13constituting the. minor top portion 9, the said second wall joining withthe front wall 6 at an angle as shown. By locating the neck 11 upon theneck wall 10 as shown, the pouring neck, as well as the closing cap 12applied thereto, will be disposed within the vertical lines of thebottle body so as to enable a number of bottles of similar constructionto be compactly enclosed within a carton without interference with oneanother, and also permits a bottle of a group to be conveniently removedtherefrom or reapplied thereto without disturbance of the remainingbottles or interference therewith. Moreover, the particular angle of theneck wall 10, and the disposition of the neck 11 thereon will permit ofthe bottle when in upright position to be filled to its practicalcapacity without the contents thereof contacting the stopper or coverwhen the bottle is in upright position. The normal level within thebottle is indicated at 1 4..

In carrying out the invention, the front face 6 of the bottle will beprovided with a label or other indicia 15 to denote the contents of thebottle, and a similar label or indicia 16 is applied to the major topsurface 8. It will thus be seen that a bottle of this construction,standing in erect position and resting upon its bottom 4, will have alabel or indicia 15 disposed on the front face 6 in such manner as to bereadily seen or observed from the front of the bottle. The label orindicia 16 on the major top face 8 of the bottle may be observed fromabove. In instances where bottles of this character are packed withincartons, the contents of the bottles may be readily determinedimmediately the top of the carton is removed, by reason of the labels orindicia 16 upon the major top surface 8 being exposed to view;

The angularity of the major top portion 8 with respect to the rear face5 of the bottle will be determinedby' the angularity of a shelf orsupport upon which the bottle may be placed with the rear face 5 in flator resting contact therewith. The purpose of the rack of my applicationfor patent referred to above is to support the nested bottles upon aninclined shelf in order that the bottles may be adequately supported atsuch angle as not to readily fall or become dislodged from thesupporting shelf. The angularity of the top face'8 with respect tothe'rear face 5 will be such as to present the face 8 in a substantiallyvertical plane when the bottle rests in supporting engagement upon itsface 5 in the rack. When so positioned, the spout or neck 11' will bepositioned normally above the liquid line of the bottle.

In some instances, it may be desired to provide the bottle with anelongated neck or to provide the neck with a stopper or closure whichwill project outwardly from the minor wall a distance greater than thatshown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. It also may .be found desirableto enlarge the diameter ofthe neck and to provide the enlarged neckeither with a stopper or cap closure which might project beyond theplaneof the front face of the bottle, as might be the case were the bottle ofthe proportion illustrated in Fig. 2. Moreover, the projection of theneck or the stopper or cap therefor must not project beyond the plane ofthe front face 6, because in the rack constituting the subject matter ofmy aforesaid patent application Serial No. 333,806, the front faces 6and the rear faces 5 of bottles assembled therein are in either parallelengagement with one another or are sufiiciently close together as tointerfere with the insertion or removal of a bottle from its nestedposition should the neck or stopper of an adjacent bottle project intoor beyond the plane of the front face 6. Furthermore, when packed in ashipping case or package, or when stood upon their bottoms 4 in abuttingrelationshi the necks or stoppers or caps must have no projection bevondthe plane of the front face 6, otherwise the desirable close assemblywill be defeated. In other words. however the bottles may be rested,either with their front faces 6 resting upon a fiat surface such as on acounter or table, in upstanding position with their front and rear facesrespectively in engagement with one an other, or in the inclinedposition for rack reception as disclosed above, no portion of a neck,cap or stopper must proiect beyond the plane of the front face 6 of abottle. However, the bottle must be so designed that sufficient latitudebe allowed in the size and location of the neck on the minor faceWithout requiring any projection of neck or closure beyond the criticalplane of front face 6. In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 I have illustrated a bottleinvolving my invention wherein the arrangement and angularity of theminor and major faces of the bottle Z2l are definitely determined topermit the proper location of pouring necks of varying sizes to beemployed so that when provided with either the ordinary stopper orclosure cap the bottle may be laid upon its front face upon'a fiatsurface without the cap or the neck coming in contact therewith, orbottles may he stood upon their bottoms with their front and rear facesengaging one another, or similarly positioned when inclined at the anglefor support in the rack to which reference has been made withoutinterference one with another and permitting ready insertion or removalof a bottle.

It will be'observed with reference to Fig.4 that the rear and frontfaces and 6 respectively, of the bottle are perpendicular to the bottomand the major face 21 l 5 I 4 is disposed at substantially a 20 degreeangle to the bottom. The minor front face 20 is disposed atsubstantially right angles to the major face 21, or at an angle ofsubstantially 70 degrees; the said major and minor bottle faces being atsubstantially right angles to one another. The minor face 20 iselongated and extends a substantial distance down the front face of thebottle,

and the molded neck 22 projects from the front face of I plane of thefront face 6 of the bottle.

the minor surface at the upper extremity of that surface. While, asshown in Fig. 4, the neck 22 is longer than the corresponding neck ofFig. 2, the outer end thereof lies a substantial distance inwardly fromthe The closure for the neck is indicated at 23 and is provided withinternal threads for engagement with external threads on the outersurface of the bottle neck. It will also be observed that with the capapplied, there is substantial clearance between the outer extremity ofthe cap and the projected plane of the front face 6. Should the screwcap type of closure be replaced with the ordinary stopper, there wouldstill be ample clearance between the outer edge of the stopper and theplane of the front face 6.

Fig. 5 shows a slight modification of the bottle of Fig. 4, wherein thesame angularity of the major and minor bottle faces 21-20 prevail exceptthat the bottle neck 24 is of greater diameter and is closed by a screwcap 25. Even though the neck in this instance is of greater diameter,there still remains ample clearance be tween the closure cap and theplane of the front face 6. This would be so even should the cap 25 bedispensed with and the ordinary stopper insert applied.

Fig. 6 of the drawing illustrates a bottle of the design of Fig. 4assembled with another of the type shown in Fig. 5 at substantially theangle they will assume in the rack constituting the subject matter of mypending application to which reference has heretofore been made. Thefaces 5-6 of said bottles are in abutting relationship with the majorlabel faces 21 in vertical position for viewing, while either bottle maybe removed or applied without disturbing the other. It will beunderstood that in the rack forming the subject matter of my pendingapplication each bottle is supported independently of those above andbelow the same.

A bottle constructed in such manner with the angularity of the minor andmajor surfaces here given prevail, it is apparent that the bottle neckwith its accompanying closure cap or stopper will lie a substantialdistance inwardly of the plane of the front face of the bottle body,thus facilitating ready packing of a multitude of bottles in a shippingcase without danger of the closure caps engaging any surface either ofthe container or of other bottles, and insuring ample clearance betweenthe cap or stopper and a flat surface upon which the front face 6 of thebottle may rest. Moreover, the angularity set forth will permit of theneck of the bottle being located if desired a substantial distancedownwardly of the major face 21, still leaving ample clearance betweenthe closure cap or stopper and a straight line projected from the frontface of the bottle body. This is also true of the modified form shown inFig. 5. It is preferred, however, that the neck be located on the minorface in substantially the manner illustrated in Fig. 4 because it isdesirable that the liquid level indicated at 26 of the bottle whenfilled to its proper capacity will fall below the outer extremity of thebottle neck and thus avoid contact with the cap or stopper.

To facilitate handling of the bottle, each may be provided at thejuncture of the rear face 5 with the major surface 21 with a transverseshoulder 27. This will enable a gripping tool to be engaged with theshoulder 27 and the neck 23 in lifting operations, also will affordmeans whereby the bottle may be readily gripped with the fingers inlifting the same from a case or from a sup porting surface.

From the foregoing description it will be readily apparent that bottlesof this particular shape and construction may be packed or placedtogether side by side in abutting relationship in such manner as togreatly economize space, to permit of the bottles being individuallywithdrawn or replaced readily without disturbance of adjacent bottles,and at all times labels or indicia will be present thereon in suchposition as to be readily observed and read from either the front of thebottle or the top thereof.

I claim:

1. A bottle comprising a bottom provided with spaced parallel front andback walls, the said rear wall being longer than the front wall, a majortop panel portion integral at one end with the. end of the rear wall andextending inwardly and upwardly of the bottle body to ward thelongitudinal axis thereof, a minor top wall integral and connected atone end with the corresponding end ofthe shorter front wall, said minorwall extending inwardly and upwardly toward the longitudinal axis ofsaid body and joining the adjacent end of the major top panel portionforwardly of said longitudinal axis, both said major and minor wallsdisposed at obtuse angles to the rear and front walls respectively, anda pouring spout in said minor top wall having its outer end terminatinginwardly of the plane of the said front wall and forwardly of said axis.

2. A bottle comprising a bottom provided with spaced parallel front andback walls, the said rear wall being longer than the front wall, a majortop panel portion integral at one end with the end of the rear wall andextending upwardly inwardly of the bottle body and terminating beyondthe longitudinal axis thereof, a minor top wall integral and connectedat one end with'the corresponding end of the shorter front wall, saidminor wall extending inwardly toward the longitudinal axis of said bodyand joining the adjacent end of the major top panel portion forwardly ofsaid longitudinal axis and disposed at substantially right angles tosaid major top wall, and a pouring spent in said minor top wall adjacentto its juncture with said major wall and having its outer endterminating inwardly of the plane of said front wall and forwardly ofsaid axis.

3. A bottle comprising a bottom provided with spaced parallel front andback walls, the said back wall being longer than the front wall, a majortop panel portion integral at one end with the end of the rear wall andextending inwardly and upwardly of the bottle body beyond thelongitudinal axis thereof and at an angle of substantially 20 degreesfrom the bottom of the bottle, a minor top wall integral and connectedat one end with the corresponding end of the shorter front wallextending inwardly toward the said longitudinal axis of said body andjoining the adjacent end of said major top panel portion forwardly ofsaid longitudinal axis and at substantially right angles to said majortop panel portion, and a pouring spout in said minor top wall having itsouter end terminating inwardly of the plane of said front wall, saidpouring spout being disposed forwardly of said longitudinal axis.

4. A bottle comprising a bottom provided with spaced parallel front andback walls, the said rear wall being longer than the front wall, a majortop panel portion integral at one end with the end of the rear wall andextending inwardly and upwardly of the body toward the longitudinal axisthereof and at substantially 20 degrees with respect to the bottom ofsaid bottle, a minor top wall integral and connected at one end with thecorresponding end of the shorter front wall, said minor wall extendinginwardly toward the longitudinal axis of said body at substantiallydegrees angle with respect to the bottom thereof and joining theadjacent end of said major top panel portion forwardly of saidlongitudinal axis, and a pouring spout in said minor top wall having itsouter end terminating inwardly of the plane of said front wall andforwardly of said axis.

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